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Japan’s election result could bring a research funding boost

Giant viruses hijack their hosts’ protein factories

How a unique class of neurons may set the table for brain development

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Does Belief in God, not Political Party, Drive Conservatism?

A protein found in the GI tract can neutralize many bacteria

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